TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s tourism industry is on pace for another record year.
B.C. boy, 3, found safe in Montana; Amber Alert for Alvin Barnett cancelled
SPARWOOD, B.C. – Three-year-old Alvin Barnett has been found safe, and the Amber Alert for the B.C. boy who had been missing since Thursday afternoon has been cancelled.
Mali: Islamists attack secular rebels in north
Local officials and a rebel spokesman confirm that fighters from the radical Islamic group MUJAO attacked a position held by secular rebels who were the first to seize control of northern Mali this April.
Amid tempered hopes, Colombia, FARC set for talks in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) – Amid hopes tempered by a history of failure, Colombia and the Marxist FARC rebels begin talks in Cuba on Monday in the latest bid to end their bloody, half-century-old conflict. Tens of thousands of lives have been lost and millions of people displaced in the bitter war the two sides failed to resolve in three past peace attempts, the last ending in 2002. The negotiations were scheduled to begin on Thursday but were postponed due to “technical” details. …
Yemen suicide bomber kills three in Abyan militia offices
ADEN (Reuters) – A suicide bomber linked to al Qaeda killed himself and three others inside the headquarters of government-allied militias in the capital of southern Yemen’s Abyan province on Friday, a security source and medical sources told Reuters. The man, wearing an explosive belt, walked into one of the militia, or popular committee, main offices in Zinjibar and blew himself up, the sources said. Military and government security chiefs in the south rely on the support of popular committees, which consist mainly of tribal militias, in their fight against militants. …
2 Civil War exhibits on display at Museum of East Tennessee History
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two Civil War exhibitions will be on display at the Museum of East Tennessee History in Knoxville commemorating the 150th anniversary of the war.
At least 2 NH ski resorts opening for business Friday
BRETTON WOODS, N.H. – At least two New Hampshire ski resorts are opening for business.
US veterans leapt seconds before train hit parade in Texas, killing 4 and injuring 16
MIDLAND, Texas – Wounded U.S. military veterans leapt for their lives just before a freight train struck their parade in rural Texas, killing four veterans and injuring 16, and federal officials rushed to the scene Friday to piece together why it happened.
Petraeus tells Congress he believed terrorists behind Libya attack, doesn't discuss affair
WASHINGTON – A congressman says former CIA Director David Petraeus is telling lawmakers he believed all along that the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was a terrorist attack.
Stephen Colbert to join figures of US presidents at Madame Tussauds wax museum in DC
WASHINGTON – Stephen Colbert will take his place among the presidents at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington and will be featured in a new media gallery.
DC's International Spy Museum opening exhibit commemorating 50 years of James Bond films
WASHINGTON – Washington’s International Spy Museum is opening a new exhibit commemorating 50 years of James Bond films and their villains.
Conservatives lose key seat to Labour
CORBY, England (Reuters) – The ruling Conservatives of Prime Minister David Cameron lost the key marginal seat of Corby to the opposition Labour party in a parliamentary by-election, according to official results on Friday. Corby, in central England, has voted for the winning party in every general election since 1983, making the one-off vote, triggered by the resignation of Conservative lawmaker and novelist Louise Mensch, an important political marker. The Labour candidate polled 17,267 votes to the Conservatives’ 9,476, overturning Mensch’s slim 2010 majority of 1,951. …
Juneau ski area scheduled to open Dec 1; early open for holiday weekend not expected
JUNEAU, Alaska – Juneau’s city-owned ski area is scheduled to open Dec. 1.
Newport's Tennis Hall of Fame suspends inductee Hewitt after investigation of sex-abuse claims
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Former doubles champion Bob Hewitt has been suspended from the International Tennis Hall of Fame after an investigation into allegations that he sexually abused girls he coached, and his legacy has been stripped from the institution.
Land mine kills 17 Afghans traveling to a wedding
A roadside bomb in western Afghanistan killed 17 civilians traveling to a wedding Friday, an Afghan official said.
Afghan official says 17 civilians killed by land mine as headed to wedding in country's west
KABUL – Afghan officials say 17 civilians have been killed by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan.
Pittsburgh International Airport offers free cellphone parking for those awaiting passengers
IMPERIAL, Pa. – Pittsburgh International Airport is offering free parking for folks who want to sit in their cars and wait for arriving passengers to call on cellphones to say they’ve arrived.
For both Hamas and Israel, there are reasons to escalate
Israel and Palestinian militants in the besieged Gaza Strip are veering dangerously close to getting locked into a cycle of retaliation and revenge that could run for weeks.
Ireland to clarify abortion rules after woman's death
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland's government pledged on Thursday to clarify its abortion laws after an Indian woman who was refused a termination died from blood poisoning in an Irish hospital. Thousands took to the streets to protest on Wednesday after news broke of the death of Savita Halappanavar of septicemia following a miscarriage 17 weeks into her pregnancy. Activists in the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country, which has some of the world's most restrictive laws on abortion, say the refusal by doctors to terminate the pregnancy earlier may have contributed to her death. … Astral Media shares halted pending announcement
(Reuters) – Shares of Astral Media Inc were halted by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada on Friday, pending an announcement from the company. The halt followed a newspaper report earlier in the day that Astral and its suitor BCE Inc , are poised to announce a new takeover deal that seeks to overcome regulatory opposition with a plan to auction off a number of Astral’s English broadcast assets. Spokesmen for the two companies declined to comment. (Reporting by Euan Rocha; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)
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